Costa Rica vs Trinidad and Tobago: Electoral democracy (Lexical Index)
Electoral democracy (Lexical Index) over time
- Costa Rica
- Trinidad and Tobago
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1 against 1 in Trinidad and Tobago, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 137 shared years of data; in 1889 it was Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 1st and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Trinidad and Tobago | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | Costa Rica |
| 1950s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electoral democracy, Costa Rica or Trinidad and Tobago?
- Costa Rica, at 1 against 1 in Trinidad and Tobago as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between Costa Rica and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 0, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 137 years are reported by both, from 1889 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for electoral democracy?
- Costa Rica ranks 1st and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 1st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Electoral democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country using the reduced Lexical Index of Electoral Democracy. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies, one-party autocracies, multi-party autocracies without elected executive, multi-party autocracies, exclusive democracies, male democracies, and electoral democracies (including full democracies or polyarchies).